Corinth by Car (barely)

First thing we did once arriving in Athens was head for the car rental place at the airport (well, actually, we had to go to 2 car rental places- note to self, don't go with the cheapest option on Orbitz.com...). We got the keys to a brand new Hyundai Accent then trekked 1.5 hours to Corinth, which is located on the Isthmus dividing the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland. Corinth was a dominant Greek city, destroyed in 146BCE, then was rebuilt as a Roman city by Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. Corinth is perhaps most famous for being the addressee of at least 3 (probably more) letters of Paul, and the place where he spent 18 months according to Acts. Windsor and I didn't see Paul there, but we did see a lot of stones laying on the ground (Corinth is not very well preserved), some gigantic Doric columns, some gross dogs, some Japanese tourists, and some Notre Dame fans. We spent about 2 hours exploring the ruins and the museum, then we took lunch in town, gyro for me (prepare to hear more about gyros), sausage for Windsor. I tested the local brew (Mythos), and I give it about a B- (think Michelob Light). After Corinth we headed back north toward Athens. Did I mention that all the road signs are in Greek and we are clueless as to where we're going? Thanks to Windsor's superb navigational skills, Bo's excellent shifting, and the Athenians' love for 80s classic rock, we made it back to the Intercontinental Athenaeum hotel (about as Greek as a Chevy Camaro). The place was nice, though, except for the convention of French Advertising Executives, who filled the lobby with lots of black ties, cigarette smoke, and snotty looking people. Regardless, we made it to our rooms, showered, and headed out for our first night on the town. We'll post more about our adventures, but we wanted to give a quick summary of our day. Photos to follow. Hope everyone is doing well!